Explore Halation through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Halation meaning
- The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.
- The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.
Using Halation
- The main meaning on this page is: The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo. | The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.
Context around Halation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Halation
- In this selection, "halation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti and backing stand out and add context to how "halation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include film anti halation backing solved and the anti halation backing can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "halation" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with halation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The anti-halation backing can also serve to reduce static buildup, which was a significant problem with old black-and-white films. (22 words)
The film, which runs through the camera at convert per second, could build up enough static electricity to cause a spark bright enough to expose the film; anti-halation backing solved this problem. (33 words)
The film, which runs through the camera at convert per second, could build up enough static electricity to cause a spark bright enough to expose the film; anti-halation backing solved this problem. (33 words)
The anti-halation backing can also serve to reduce static buildup, which was a significant problem with old black-and-white films. (22 words)
Example sentences (2)
The anti-halation backing can also serve to reduce static buildup, which was a significant problem with old black-and-white films.
The film, which runs through the camera at convert per second, could build up enough static electricity to cause a spark bright enough to expose the film; anti-halation backing solved this problem.